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Sector Studies
- The preparation of an aquaculture strategy for Malta (Government of Malta, 2011)
- Study on the prospects and opportunities for shellfish farming in Scotland (Scottish Government - 2010)
- Assessment of project document for the development of sustainable marine aquaculture in Cuba (NORAD, 2010)
- Report on drivers for aquaculture development as contribution to UK Government Global Food and Agriculture Foresight Project (BIS - 2010)
- Inputs into Aquashops project - Aquaculture Research Into Use: Building Services, Sharing Best Practice with Supporting Policy (UK Department for International Development - 2009-11)
- Study on the competitiveness of the European Aquaculture Sector (European Parliament, 2009)
- Contributions to an “Evaluation of the impact of A strategy for the sustainable development of European Aquaculture” (European Parliament, 2009 - Study led by European Aquaculture Society)
- Assistance to Government of Malawi in developing fisheries and aquaculture policy (Development Alternatives Inc, 2009)
- A GIS-based review of aquaculture development (UK Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills contribution to Future of Food and Farming Foresight Project, 2009)
- Participation in project appraisal mission concerning a proposed public-private partnership for marine fish farm development in Vietnam (NORAD/Centre for Development Cooperation in Fisheries, Institute of Marine Research, Norway, 2009)
- Assistance to Government of Mozambique to develop a National Aquaculture Animal Health Strategy (NORAD/Centre for Development Cooperation in Fisheries, Institute of Marine Research, Norway, 2009)
- Support to EC Aquagenome project on aquaculture industry trends and projections, and assistance in preparing presentation materials for use at a workshop
- Report on aquaculture shrimp diseases and control strategies (best management practices and accreditation) with emphasis on grow-out systems
- Prospective Analysis of the Aquaculture Sector in the EU [Part 1] [Part 2]
- An economic evaluation of the impact of the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris, should it be introduced in Scotland
- Report: Perspectives for aquaculture development and poverty alleviation
- Report: Perspectives on aquaculture development, food safety and trade
- Strategic economic analysis of the ornamental trade in the UK
- Report on the potential impact of technological innovation on the aquaculture industry (Report for the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution)
- Assessment of the potential to develop the trout farming sector in the Highland Regions of Papua New Guinea
- Scoping study of the mussel fishery in the Wash Estuary, England.
- Report on the Scottish Farmed Salmon Sector: A performance Assessment
- A study of the economic impact of Nephrops fishing in two Scottish fisheries districts
- A study of the economic impact of salmon farming in Scotland (Link to HIE Site)
- Global review of opportunities for investment in aquaculture projects
- Review of shrimp farm potential in the Middle East
- Contributions on aquaculture to a South Coast Sustainability project in Jamaica
- Review of the status of aquaculture in Europe and assessment of prospects for the next 10 years
- Review of status of aquaculture in Lithuania
- Review and technology foresight for marine fisheries
- A financial analysis of salmon farming in Scotland
- A study of current and future Producer Organisation structures and functions servicing the requirements of the Highlands and Islands fishing fleet
- Study of the opportunities for the use of discharge water from UK power stations for aquaculture
- Assessment of and recommendations for the development of the Greek marine and inland aquaculture industry
- Assessment of the impact of Scottish marine aquaculture on the environment
- A study of the opportunities for aquaculture-related industries in Victoria
- A survey of commercial opportunities in European aquaculture
Technical Assistance and Advice
- Technical advice on the development of a large-scale commerciaul fish farm in Uganda (Private Client, 2009-11)
- Baseline water quality study along the shrimp value chain in Bangladesh (UNIDO, 2010)
- Assessment of options for improved efficiency of water use at a trout farm (Environment Agency, 2009)
- Survey of water quality analysis practices and facilities in Bangladesh as part of a support programme for strengthening fisheries and shrimp sector inspection capacity and the competitiveness of the shrimp sector (UNIDO, 2009)
- Comparative performance trial of novel solids removal filtration system for use in recirculated aquaculture systems (Private, 2009)
- Advice on small-scale, short-cycle coastal aquaculture technologies to enable poor communities to cope with climate change (DfID, 2008-9)
- Assessment of options for improved efficiency of water use at trout and carp farm in England
- Technical advice to catfish farmer in Nigeria
- Technical support to private developer of marine recycle system
- Support to Department of Fisheries in Brunei for the sustainable development of aquaculture
- Investigation into failure of fish cage net in Ireland
- Assessment of Risk and development opportunities for site redevelopment
- Review of muddy off-flavours in cultured fish and outline specifications for a recirculated purging system
- Review of environment, site characteristics and site potential for salmon farming company
- Appraisal of novel shellfish harvesting system
- Technical evaluation of a marine shrimp hatchery in Jamaica
- Assessment of tank outlet design with recommendations for improvement
- Review of nutrient requirements and diet formulation for sea bream and sea bass
- Provision of technical support to Department of Fisheries North West Russia
- A study and preparation of manual on the use of water recirculation for rearing Atlantic salmon smolts
- Advice to insurance company on the effect of locating a sewage outfall pipe near a commercial salmon farm
- Testing of a filter media for its suitability for use in the fish culture industry and aquarium trade
- Investigations into the reason for poor growth performance at a cage salmon farm
- Provision of independent technical advice to the conversion of redundant oil refining facilities to a salmon culture unit
Project Management
- Provision of secretariat and management of projects for Commercial Aquaculture Producers of Africa (CAPA) (EC, CDE 2007-ongoing)
- Coordination EC Research and Demonstration project CSN-INTRAN (AquaInnovation) promoting innovation and technology transfer within New EU Member States (EC, 2003-06)
- 18 month technical management contract for offshore sea bream farm project in Libya
- Production management support to 1500 t sea bass & sea bream farm in Turkey
- Production management of a 1000 t sea bass and sea bream farm in Italy
- Management of offshore sea bream farm in Madeira
- Partners and technical managers of 500t sea bream and sea bass farm in Malta
- Start up management for a sea bass and bream hatchery in Malta
- Provision of staff, management and technical inputs to the Central and Northern Regions Fish Farming Project in Malawi
- Start up and management support (including EC grant application, business plan and management accounts) for a large commercial trout farm in Scotland
- Establishing and managing a pilot scale salmon hatchery and ongrowing unit in the Falkland Islands
Business Audits and Insurance Assessments
- Report on the status of artemia replacement diets in aquaculture hatcheries worldwide in support of due diligence procedures (Private, 2009)
- Assessment of salmon farm sites as part of due diligence (private 2009)
- Support for due diligence on aquaculture sector pharmaceutical company
- Assessment of biosecurity risks and biosecurity management at major salmon producing company in Chile
- Review of aquaculture product contamination incident and provision of expert report
- Technical advice to legal team in connection with failure of an oxygenation system at an intensive salmon smolt hatchery
- Technical investigations and advice into failure of a recirculated turbot aquaculture system
- Technical review of proposed marine fish and crustacean farm plans on behalf of prospective investor
- Risk assessment advice for crop mortality insurance of shrimp farm in Madagascar
- Support for commercial due diligence on aquaculture feed sector company
- Assessment of need for dwelling house at fish farm
- Expert advice to legal investigations in connection with alledged feed contamination incident affecting aquaculture producer
- Assessment of mussel farm stock to support sale
- Assessment of commercial prospects for aquaculture breeding company
- Liability report in connection with a trout farm pollution case in the UK
- Assessment and consultancy advice to private shrimp farm in Madagascar
- Investigation into failure of life support system following a power failure at a recycle salmon hatchery
- Assessment of farm records following halibut mortality
- Review of IPN and ISA regulations and appraisal of salmon farm management options
- Advice following oil pollution of a trout farm in England
- Management audit to advise a major bank on a possible investment in a major vertically integrated salmon farming operation in Chile
- Technical and financial review of a commercial aquaculture operation on behalf of a bank
- Various assessments of fish farm and hatchery operations with respect to loss adjustment, system failure and oil tainting claims
- Assessment of damage to fish pens from a shipping accident
- Review of existing production strategies and recommendations for new measures for a trout fishery
Market and Product Studies
- Technical assistance to the Commercial Aquaculture Producers of Africa (CAPA) to facilitating a fair-trade label for aquaculture fish products and exports in Africa (Including the production of “Ethical certification for Africa: a review and manual of procedures) (EC TradeCom Facility, 2010)
- Market opportunity study for carbon compounds to the aquaculture and algae culture sector (Private, 2010)
- Assessment of the market status and prospects for Atlantic salmon ova, parr and smolt producers, especially in Scotland. (Highlands and Islands Enterprise, 2009)
- Report on the market for sea bass and sea bream in the UK. (Private, 2008)
- Market research report - The European tuna ranching sector
- Support to market feasibility study for artemia replacement feed products
- Study on the importance of fish and other products from novel and conventional aquaculture to the poor and strategies to enhance their livelihoods
- Warmwater fish production as a niche production and market diversification strategy for organic arable farmers with implications for sustainability and public health
- Study of air transport trade of fresh fish products into and out of the UK
- Consumer perceptions of aquatic products produced from integrated systems
- Study on the market for aquaculture produced seabass and seabream species (Link to European Commission site)
- Report on the value of the Scottish Label for the farmed salmon industry
- Opportunity study for therapeutic products for the ornamental fish sector
- Market study for isolation media for two salmonid diseases
- Market study for PCR-based diagnostic kits for coldwater aquaculture
- Author of Animal Pharm Aquaculture: A global market survey (Link to Animal Pharm site)
- Various studies into potential for the production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals through the culture of aquatic organisms
- A technical and market assessment of cage monitoring systems, and the potential for new technologies and approaches
- Study into the potential international market for a fish farm security system
- Study into the cost effectiveness of sea lice treatments for use in salmon culture
- A study into the potential market of Hybrid Striped Bass particularly in France and the UK.
- Study into the effect of vaccines on the market for antimicrobials
- A study of the international market for feed administered sea lice treatments
- An investigation of the market potential for African Catfish
- An assessment of the market for antibiotics in the Scottish and Mediterranean mariculture industries
- Appraisal of the opportunities for processing and exporting fish products from Kamchatka, USSR
- An examination of marketing margins in a selection of fish processing firms in developing countries
- An assessment of the worldwide market for products to treat sea lice infestation in farmed salmon
- An examination of the market prospects for coho salmon produced in Yugoslavia
- Marketing activities of salmon smoking companies in the UK
- A world-wide study of opportunities for performance and health enhancing products in intensive aquaculture
Design Survey and Construction
- Outline design and costings for a tilapia and catfish breeding centre in Egypt
- Preparation of outline designs for shrimp hatchery in Indonesia
- Preparation of outline specifications for tender to design and construct a sturgeon hatchery, Kazakhstan
- Design, supply and installation of an offshore fish farm in Madeira
- Design, supply and installation of equipment and water recirculation facilities for culture of tilapia, sea bream, grouper and snapper in Kuwait
- Assessment of potential locations in Scotland for novel fish farming and processing activities
- Outline and detailed design, supervision of construction and start up management for a sea bass and bream hatchery project in Malta
- Site survey, outline and detailed design and construction of the Machrihanish Marine Environmental Laboratory, the Institute of Aquaculture's marine research station on the West coast of Scotland
- Topographical survey and outline design of a research, training and demonstration facility in Malawi and subsequent design and construction of an African catfish hatchery
- Design of a lobster holding unit for wild-caught lobster before sale
- Survey, outline design, bills of quantities, and EC grant application for the modernisation of a farm producing trout for the restocking market
- Site identification, design and costing for a new salmon hatcheries in Wales and Chile
- Refurbishment and modernisation of two existing salmon hatcheries in Wales
- Survey of oyster stocks and recommendations on the potential impact of dredging operations and the future management of the resource
- Detailed design and preparation of tender documents for a sea bass hatchery and land-based raceway ongrowing system in the Middle East
Feasibility Studies and Business Plans
- Study of the feasibility of a commercial recirculated aquaculture system for marine fish & shrimp in Bahrain (Private, 2011)
- Development of Business Plan for large commercial fish farm in Uganda (Private, 2010)
- Pre-feasibility study for proposed shrimp farm and other aquaculture activities in Sierra Leone (Private, 2009)
- Initial appraisal of proposed aquaculture project in Tanzania
- Feasibility study into an Integrated Scottish research initiative on seafood
- Study in support of feasibility assessment - Development of technologies for rearing bluefin tuna
- Pre-feasibility study on the potential for developing aquaculture and fisheries in <Freshwater body> as a commercial venture
- Pre-feasibility study for an African catfish production unit
- Support for pre-feasibility study for recirculating tilapia farm in Tanzania
- Technical advice in support of feasibility study for grouper farming in Malaysia
- Pre-feasibility study on the creation of a fishing loch in Scotland
- Pre-feasibility study for shrimp farm development in Saudi Arabia
- Appraisal of opportunities for aquaculture development on the West Coast of Scotland
- Site inspection and appraisal for cage marine fish farm in Eastern Australia
- Feasibility study for high health shrimp seed production in Jamaica
- Site inspection and initial appraisal for shrimp farming project in Turkey
- Pre-feasibility studies for shrimp farm projects in Lebanon and Turkey
- Feasibility study for development of a shrimp farm in Jamaica
- Feasibility study for 2000 ha integrated shrimp farming company
- Contribution to a pre-feasibility study for a mariculture research centre in Oman.
- Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for an integrated tilapia and shrimp culture project in Caribbean
- An assessment of feasibility into locating a fish rearing facility in a disused water treatment plant
- Preparation of business plan and grant application for a proposed rainbow trout farm, Scotland
- Pre-feasibility study to review plans for aquaculture development in the Sultanate of Oman
- Assessment of proposal to farm warm water fish and ornamentals in a heated recycle system in Scotland
- Various studies on the use of power station and distillery waste heat for aquaculture
- Pre-feasibility and feasibility study on the proposed conversion of a disused desalination plant into a marine fish hatchery in Malta
- Assessment of a proposal to farm European sea bass and bream in waters off the West coast of India
- Study of the technical and economic feasibility of a European hatchery and production unit serving the ornamental fish trade
- Feasibility study and outline business plan for a Spanish-based sea bass and bream hatchery
- Study of the feasibility of the construction of an artificial lake for a put and take trout fishery in central Scotland
- Assessment of a proposal for an intensive tilapia culture unit in India
- Evaluation of the technical and financial feasibility of two South American shrimp farm proposals
- Recommendations for a corporate development plan for aquaculture in Saudi Arabia, including production strategies and budgets for the culture of tilapia and shrimp
- Outline of the possibilities for aquaculture in Nigeria and Swaziland
Training and Study Visits
- Community salmonid hatchery group practical training: Broodstock handling and good hatchery practice (with Howietoun Fish Farm) (East Ayrshire Council, 2008)
- Organisation of Aqualabs advanced training course on aquatic animal disease diagnostics
- Organisation of an on-line course in Information Technology in Aquaculture
- Organisation of a course in Environmental monitoring and management (with Environmental Services)
- Organisation of a course in Aquaculture Feed Management (with University of Glasgow)
- Organisation of a 3-day course and study visit for 4 study fellows from China
- Update of Computers in Aquaculture Course materials for distribution via the Internet or on CD-ROM
- 3-day course in recycle systems for study fellow from Singapore
- 4-Day course in Aquaculture Monitoring and Control in Portugal
- Delivery of courses in aquaculture engineering for trout farming in Iran
- Presentation of seminar on the future of shrimp farming in Indonesia in Sulawesi
- Development and supervision of a 2 year research project with an industrial partner into recirculation technologies for aquaculture
- Four day workshop on computers in aquaculture planning and management for the aquaculture industry
- Delivery of talk at Agrivision '96 at Hyderbad, India on 'Aquaculture: What Britain has to Offier'
- One-day workshop on the use of software prepared to assist in the design and appraisal of salmon hatcheries and smolt units using water recirculation
- Presentation on the design and use of databases by Stirling Aquaculture to International meeting
- Two day workshop on On-line information and communications for the aquatic sciences
- Training of extensionists in participatory methods of extension, 1 day course in Malawi
- Provision of an expert on fish transportation to conduct two workshops in Bangladesh.
- Developing and presenting a workshop in communication skills for fish farming extensionists in Malawi
- Development and management of a short course on financial management for the fish farming industry
- Development of course material for a new distance-learning MSc in Aquaculture
- Organisation of various study tours to Scotland (e.g. from Russia)
- Developing and presenting a workshop in catfish hatchery techniques
Processing and Quality Control
- Baseline water quality study along the shrimp value chain in Bangladesh (UNIDO, 2010)
- Survey of water quality analysis practices and facilities in Bangladesh as part of a support programme for strengthening fisheries and shrimp sector inspection capacity and the competitiveness of the shrimp sector (UNIDO, 2009)
- Advice on strengthening quality control services and laboratory facilities in Brunei
- Design of primary processing plant and guidelines for operation
- Development of a Quality Assurance Scheme and manual for a national salmon farming industry
Software and Computer Applications
- Development of spreadsheet for the financial assessment of salmon grow-out operations
- Development of spreadsheet based program for assessing financial and technical parameters of recycle systems for salmon hatcheries and smolt units
- Development of spreadsheet based appraisal tool for temperate and tropical aquaculture planning
- Production of guide to on-line services relevant to aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic science
- Development of a database to help manage extension services in Malawi
- Development of spreadsheets for the appraisal and management of trout and sea bream farms
- Development of prototype aquaculture species and systems database